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Apocalypse Please Tab

by Muse
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Piano and Synth melodies tabbed out for guitar. Simple chords and tremolo picking solos in place of synth arpeggios.Was this info helpful?
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author daft.drummer17 [a] 137. Last edit on Aug 30, 2018
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Apocalypse Please by Muse - Tab for Guitar
Tabbed by DaftDrummer - 26.08.18
 
Standard Tuning - EADGBe
 
Based on a guitar cover by iWahjoedi (https://youtu.be/MtEi4-eBT6E) + my own interpretation.
 
 
[Intro] (0:00 - 0:12)
 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---|  x2
A|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
E|---------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 1] (0:12 - 0:36)
 
"Declare this an emergency..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---|  x2
A|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
E|---------------------------------|
 
"And pull us through..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|  x2
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
 
 
[Chorus 1] (0:36 - 0:59)
 
"And this is the end..."
 
-----Palm Muted (P.M.)---------Palm Muted (P.M.)---------Palm Muted (P.M.)----------Palm Muted (P.M.)----
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------44----------44----|-------44----------44----|-------66----------66----|-------77----------77----|
A|----44----44----44----44-|----55----55----55----55-|----77----77----77----77-|----77----77----77----77-|
E|-22----------22----------|-22----------22----------|-44----------44----------|-55----------55----------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 2] (0:59 - 1:23)
 
"And it's time..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---|  x2
A|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
E|---------------------------------|
 
"To pull us through..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|  x2
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
 
 
[Chorus 2] (1:23 - 1:47)
 
"And this is the end..."
-----Palm Muted (P.M.)---------Palm Muted (P.M.)---------Palm Muted (P.M.)----------Palm Muted (P.M.)----
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------44----------44----|-------44----------44----|-------66----------66----|-------77----------77----|
A|----44----44----44----44-|----55----55----55----55-|----77----77----77----77-|----77----77----77----77-|
E|-22----------22----------|-22----------22----------|-44----------44----------|-55----------55----------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
 
 
[Solo/Breakdown 1] (1:47 - 2:16)
 
There are lots of ways to play this, but the arpeggios are very fast so I prefer to play it this way.
You can also play this using tapping like in the video linked above.
 
-----Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking------Tremolo Picking---------Tremolo Picking-----
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
A|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-8-11-8-11-8-11-8-11-|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-11-14-11-14-11-14-11-14-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
 
----Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking-----
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
A|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-8-11-8-11-8-11-8-11-|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-11-14-11-14-11-14-11-14-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
 
----Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking---
e|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-8-11-8-11-8-11-8-11-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
 
[Bridge] (2:16 - 2:22)
 
e|-------------------------|
B|--------------6~~~~~~~~~-|
G|-6-6~~~~~~~-6-6~~~~~~~~~-|
D|-6-6~~~~~~~-6------------| (Not 100% sure about that last chord)
A|-4-4~~~~~~~-4-4~~~~~~~~~-|
E|-------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 3] (2:22 - 2:47)
 
"Proclaim eternal victory..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4---4---4---4---3---3---3---3---|  x2
A|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
E|---------------------------------|
 
"And pull us through..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|  x2
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
 
 
[Chorus 3] (2:47 - 3:10)
 
"And this is the end..."
-----Palm Muted (P.M.)---------Palm Muted (P.M.)---------Palm Muted (P.M.)----------Palm Muted (P.M.)----
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------44----------44----|-------44----------44----|-------66----------66----|-------77----------77----|
A|----44----44----44----44-|----55----55----55----55-|----77----77----77----77-|----77----77----77----77-|
E|-22----------22----------|-22----------22----------|-44----------44----------|-55----------55----------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
 
 
[Solo/Breakdown 2] (3:10 - 3:39)
 
-----Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking------Tremolo Picking---------Tremolo Picking-----
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
A|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-8-11-8-11-8-11-8-11-|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-11-14-11-14-11-14-11-14-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
 
----Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking-----
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
A|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-8-11-8-11-8-11-8-11-|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-11-14-11-14-11-14-11-14-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
 
----Tremolo Picking--------Tremolo Picking---
e|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-|-8-11-8-11-8-11-8-11-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
 
 
 
[Outro] (3:39 - 4:12)
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------6~~~~--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6~~~~~~-6~~~~------------------------7~~~~-4~~~~-6~~~~---------------|
D|-6~~~~~~-------3---3---3--4~~~~-4-----7~~~~-4~~~~-6~~~~-4~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A|-4~~~~~~-4~~~~---4---4----4~~~~-4-----5~~~~-2~~~~-4~~~~-4~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
E|--------------------------2~~~~-2-4-5-------------------2~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
 
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Legend
P.M. = Palm Mute
~    = Let note ring
 
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